Protesters told JD Vance to “Go ski in Russia” as he arrived in Vermont after he clashed with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday.

Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday lined the road to a ski resort where the US vice president was set to spend his holiday.

They held signs reading “Go ski in Russia traitor”, “Vance = Putin’s pawn = traitor” and “Vermont stands with Ukraine”. Some protesters included drawings of Nazi swastikas, while others also waved Ukrainian flags.

Observers of the meltdown in the Oval Office on Friday have pointed the finger at Mr Vance for setting the tone.

One of the protesters, Cori Giroux, told Vermont Public Radio: “After what he did yesterday, he crossed the line.”

It came after a shouting match in the White House, during which Donald Trump and Mr Vance told the Ukrainian president to make a deal with Russia “or we are out”. They also said Mr Zelensky was not thankful enough for US support and accused him of being disrespectful.